Role of the midwife in tumour dinease prevention

This bachelor thesis deals with the role of midwives in the prevention of cancer. The role of the midwife as an educator in this field is very important and it is based on her competencies. The bachelor thesis is focused mainly on primary and secondary prevention of cancer. Midwives should use their knowledge in the field of cancer prevention and provide as much information to women as possible. They should endeavour to establish a relationship with a woman, based on trust and convince her that the information it provides are necessary. The greater women's awareness contributes to the greater participation in the screening programs. It can also change the style of their health to the better direction. The first goal of the thesis was to determine if midwives educate their clients in the prevention of cancer. The second goal investigated if women want information on cancer prevention by midwives and the third goal was required to determine if women use the opportunity to cancer prevention. The research survey took the form of a qualitative survey. The used methods were interrogation and interview techniques. The research sample consisted of midwives working in outpatient facilities and women older than 18 - years. The first research group consisted of 10 women over 18 - years. The second research group consisted of seven midwives working in an outpatient facility. The first research question dealt with the way midwives educate clients in the prevention of cancer. Midwives use primarily interview with the client, they also often offer leaflets containing this issue to the clients. Interviews with women showed that the midwives give them minimal information. Thus, it is important to increase the motivation of midwifery education in the prevention of cancer so they will want to pass their knowledge to the clients. The second research question dealt with the way women get information about cancer prevention. Women most often replied that they got the information mostly from their gynecologist and also from this information leaflets. All of them reported that they would welcome more information even from a midwife. The third research question dealt with women´s insight into the prevention of cancer. Women perceive cancer prevention as important, but in spite of the information they have, not all preventive measures are compiled. Therefore, there is the right place to encourage women to participate in screening programs and follow the principles of a healthy lifestyle. The research showed that midwives should be able to educate women more about breast self-examination, since no woman in the research group did this examination. Attention should be paid to the education of midwives in the colorectal cancer screening. This research shows that the education by midwives is required. Midwives should be motivated to educate their clients in the prevention of cancer and also they should be supported to get more education in this area. Since the midwives pointed to the lack of time for an education in an outpatient facility, it would be appropriate if the midwives could educate students in primary schools, students in secondary schools and colleges about these information. It is also important to focus the education on elderly clients, as they often do not use the screening programs and they come to the doctor after the symptoms appear. Given to the results of the thesis, the educational material for women was created to simplify education in this field for the midwives and also to simplify better orientation in the prevention of cancer for women